| (1) | A person who wishes to provide aviation training at principal base or satellite base shall submit an application for an ATO licence to the Director. |
| (2) | An application referred to in subregulation (1) shall be made at least 180 calendar days before the beginning of any proposed training and shall be accompanied by the fees prescribed in Part 187. |
| (3) | An application for ATO licence shall be accompanied by— |
| (a) | a business plan with a detailed financial plan as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 141; |
| (b) | a statement showing that the minimum qualification requirements for each management position are met; |
| (c) | information on a location of each training facility, training to be conducted at each location, and equipment at each location including FSTDs, aircraft, training devices and classroom facilities as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 141 and any aerodrome or site to be used; |
| (d) | two copies of proposed training, OpSpec, TPM, and procedures manual; |
| (e) | two copies of training course syllabi including curriculum outlines; |
| (f) | courseware, procedures, and documentation to support a curriculum for which approval is sought; |
| (g) | documentation of applicant's quality assurance and quality system; |
| (h) | a statement of maximum number of students it expects to train at any given time; |
| (i) | documentation of applicant's SMS as applicable; |
| (j) | a statement of compliance to applicable Parts of the regulations; and |
| (k) | any additional information as required by the Director. |
| (4) | An application for ATO licence shall only be considered if a local municipality, land owner or airport licence holder, has given written consent for establishment of a new ATO, taking into consideration available facilities and in the case of flight training, air traffic volumes. |
[Regulation 141.01.6 substituted by regulation 40 of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
